Yes. The Samsung NVMe drivers v2.0.0.1607 WHQL, which you can download from the start post of this thread, are dated 10/10/2016 and the latest original NVMe drivers, which have been developed and released by Samsung. They seem to be online at Samsung's homepage since today (look >here<), but I couldn't download them due to the traffic.

Zitati extracted and no exe file?

I always prefer the installation of the "pure" driver from within the Dvice Manager (to avoid bloatware), but if you want the complete driverpack v2.0.0.1607 with installer as *.EXE file, you can find it within the start post of this thread as well.

I got my SM961 since yesterday and everything works fine. I just have two question for the following BIOS option on my GigaByte GA-Z170X-Gaming 7:

The way I understand this option is that if I want to use my SM961 in a RAID I should choose RST Controlled and if not choose Not RST Controlled, is that right? And are there any down sides in using rst controlled even if I don't use the SM961 in a RAID? The only difference I noticed was that if I choose RST Controlled, the SSD won't be listed here anymore:

As I understand it, the older NVMe drivers replaced the already installed RST driver while doing the NVMe driver installation. This may have been the reason, why some users ran into problems with their separately existing Intel RAID array.If I am right, with this newer Intel NVme driver it is possible to run on the same system simultaneously an Intel NVme SSD and SATA connected SSDs running in RAID mode.

When no Intel NVMe drivers are installed the native MS Basic NVMe driver handles the Intel NVMe device (i750, etc..)When install an Intel NVMe driver it is over the MS Basic NVMe.This was true with the older version and this is true also with the last version.So, this fact has nothing to do with iRST drivers installed or not on the PC, nor with the fact there is one or two Intel SATA Controllers on-board handled with each own specific iRST driver version.For me, NVMe technology is totally separate of iRST SATA technology.

Sorry, I don't understand the Intel statement about the 'new' NVME driver v1.8.0.1011 feature "NVMe driver no longer installs over the RST driver"

And why is it possible to combine 2 or more NVMe SSDs to an Intel RAID array by using the "normal" Intel RST(e) drivers v14.8 or higher?Furthermore there is an Intel NVMe driver available, which belongs to the Intel Rapid Storage Technology. It is named iaRNVMe.sys and part of the 32/64bit Intel RSTe NVMe drivers v4.5.0.2122 WHQL, which can be found within the start post of this thread.

ZitatSorry, I don't understand the Intel statement about the 'new' NVME driver v1.8.0.1011 feature "NVMe driver no longer installs over the RST driver"

What I have written, was just a speculation. If you want a definitive answer, you should better ask Intel.

@Fernando,Apparently only "specific" Intel NVMe driver v4.5.0.2122 allows to build a RAID NVMe volume for only "specific" Xeon machines.I don't thing you can mix into the RAID volume SATA and NVMe devices with v4.5.0.2122.The "normal" Intel RST(e) drivers v14.8 or higher handles AHCI/RAID SATA devices.Do you have tested a RAID NVMe handled by a "normal" Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID driver ? With which exact drivers installed ?Do you think possible to mix in the same RAID Volume SATA and NVMe devices without any problem ?

@100PIER:Here are my answers:1. When I created the RAID array consisting of 2 NVMe SSDs, I had to use different SSD models (Samsung 950 Pro and SM951), because I didn't have a pair of the same model.2. The Intel RAID Controller has been set to "RAID" within the BIOS (otherwise it is impossible to create an Intel RAID array).3. No, I haven't installed any Samsung NVMe driver and the MS in-box NVMe driver obviously hasn't been used by the OS during the test.

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #525So, what piece of software or firmware does handle the NVMe function (protocol engine) executed by a i750 NVMe controller or a Samsung NVMe controller?

As far as I understand the details listed by Anvil's Storage Utilities (look into the related screenshot), it is the on-board Intel RST(e) RAID Controller in cooperation with the driver named iaStorA.sys v14.6 or above, which have managed the NVMe support.